Not even wizards are immune to the dreaded H1Ni Influenza. It turns out that recent shooting schedules had to be reorganized as Rupert Grint, also known as Harry Potter’s best friend, Ron Weasley has come down with a mild case of the swine flu.
His rep says that its nothing to worry about and that he’s no longer contagious, but the illness still put a little scare into his fans as he continues to film the 2-part Potter finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
His rep says that he’s well enough that he will be promoting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which comes out on July 15th, and then he goes right back to work on Deathly Hallows.